It was the draft of Johnny Football. Of the Michael Sam kiss. Of the Jadeveon Clowney no-brainer and the Blake Bortles shocker.

We had months and months and ultimately two extra weeks to hype and prepare for the draft, and for three days this weekend, we were not disappointed. There was drama and suspense, and now we’ll wait a few more months (or even years) to see if this draft class really was as good, really was as deep with talent as the prognosticators predicted.

Highs

Michael Sam to St. Louis: Has the seventh round of a draft ever produced this much drama? The will-Michael-Sam-get-drafted discussion was only conversation in the final hours of the draft, as Sam, the Missouri defensive end who is openly gay, waited and waited for his NFL phone call. The historic moment finally came at pick No. 249 from the St. Louis Rams. And it was Sam’s reaction to that phone call, his tears and smiles and kisses with his boyfriend, that we’ll all remember.

Johnny Dawgpound: Johnny Manziel has never shied away from media attention or television cameras. But he had to have wanted the cameras to just go away Thursday night, as he fell out of the Top 10, and then out of the Top 20 picks in the first round. Then Cleveland pulled off their third trade of the night, moving into Philadelphia’s slot at No. 22, and Johnny’s wait was over: He was a Brown. Manziel arrived in Berea, Ohio a day later to fans chanting his name and “Super Bowl” — a sign of the endless hope from Browns fans that maybe, finally, they’ve found the quarterback that can lead them there.

Big surprises: There was more uncertainty heading into this draft than any in recent memory, and it didn’t take long for the biggest shocking move. The Jacksonville Jaguars concealed their desire for Central Florida quarterback Bortles so well that there had to be only a handful of mock drafts that pegged Bortles coming off the draft board there at No. 3. That move set off a wild first round that included a big trade from Buffalo to take Sammy Watkins at No. 4, and concluded with the Minnesota Vikings trading back in to the round to take quarterback Teddy Bridgewater at No. 32.

Clowney No. 1: The Texans checked out all the top quarterbacks in the draft and explored the possibility of trading out of the No. 1 slot. But once they were finally on the clock Thursday night, the pick was relatively easy and drama-free. Clowney, the consensus best-player-available, an athletic freak who will join a defensive line group that already includes superstar J.J. Watt.

Lows

Quarterback slide: It wasn’t just Manziel who was drafted later than he had hoped would happen.

Only three quarterbacks went in the first round, and plenty of others who had been projected as second-day picks didn’t get drafted until the later rounds.

The late-round crew included Georgia’s Aaron Murray to Kansas City in the fifth round, followed one pick later by Alabama’s AJ McCarron to Cincinnati, and later by Zach Mettenberger to Tennessee in the sixth round.

Still, there were some intriguing quarterbacks moments, like the Patriots using a second-rounder on Jimmy Garoppolo to be groomed as Tom Brady’s heir (and hair?) apparent, and the Oakland Raiders landing Fresno State’s Derek Carr early in the second round.

Cleveland’s emotional rollercoaster: Manziel was being driven back to the Cleveland airport on Friday evening just news broke via ESPN that the Browns’ top wide receiver, Josh Gordon, was facing a possible year-long suspension for a violation of the NFL’s drug policy.